Sandy Ridge: (about 8:15 - 10 am) A huge flock of Canadian Geese took off about 8:30 am shortly after I arrived. The sound was deafening as they lifted off from the west pond and flew off into the distance. About 50 coots, mostly in the east pond. Some feeding along the trail near the path coming out of the woods. About 20 shovelers, mostly in the east pond. One adult bald eagle in a tree in the middle of the area. It flew to the east over the houses. It appeared a short time later with a branch and landed on the nest. Small groups of mallards coming and going. Four bluebirds Two great blue herons. Two hairy woodpeckers. One blue jay. Avon Power Plant: (about noon) The boating lane was filled with feeding red-breasted mergansers from the put-in ramp all the way between the breakwalls. The large group spilled out into the open lake and over into the bay to the east towards the power plant. You could only walk to the start of the pier before the birds started getting nervous. I stood for awhile, watched with my binoculars and left to let them feed. A few Bonaparte's gulls were also flying and feeding in between the breakwalls. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]